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Exporting a site


Exporting a site is adapting its folder structure and other details to a particular Web server--the one you plan to upload it to. Exporting is distinct from uploading; you export to a local drive. You can export automatically, as part of the upload process, or as a separate step prior to uploading. In either case, you need to choose the options that will define the export. For information on exporting automatically, see Uploading and updating a site.

Note: Few Web servers require that Adobe GoLive sites be exported. Consult your server administrator for information before beginning the export process.

To select site export options:

1 Do one of the following:
  • To select options for the active site only, click the Site Settings button () on the toolbar or choose Site > Settings, click Export in the left pane, and select Site Specific Settings.
  • To select options for all sites, choose Edit > Preferences, expand Site in the left pane, and click Export in the left pane.

    • 2 Select Export Conditions options as follows:
  • Honor "Publish" State options apply to Publish settings for individual files made on the File tab of the File Inspector. Possible settings are If Referenced (the default), Always, and Never.
  • Export Referenced Files That Are Not Part Of This Site includes orphan files.

    • 3 Select Hierarchy options as follows:
  • As in Site maps the hierarchy of groups, pages, and resources within your site window to the resulting root folder.
  • Separate Pages and Media creates a root folder containing two subfolders for HTML pages and media items, respectively.
  • Flat creates a root folder containing all HTML pages and media items, but no subfolders.
  • Folder Name entries apply to the Separate Pages and Media option. The Folder Name entry for files not in the site applies only when the Export Referenced Files That Are Not Part Of This Site option is selected.

    • 4 Select Strip HTML Code options as follows:
  • Adobe GoLive Elements removes Adobe GoLive tags and attributes that could be used to edit your animations, scripted actions, and so on.
  • Comments, Spaces, and Linefeeds streamline the source code without affecting the appearance of pages.

    • 5 Select Show Options Dialog if you want to review these options at the time of export.

    6 Click OK.

    To export a site to a local drive:

    1 Open the site.

    2 Choose Site > Explorer > Export Site (Windows) or Site > Finder > Export Site (Mac OS).

    3 If the Export Site Options dialog box is displayed, choose or review the options and click Export.

    4 Specify a location on a local drive for the exported root folder of the site.

    5 Click Save.

    6 Click Yes or No. Clicking Yes displays information about the export: the files exported, the files not exported and the reasons they weren't exported, and the export options used.

    To upload a site you have exported to a local drive:

    Drag the exported root folder or its contents to its destination folder in the FTP Browser window. (For information, see Transferring files with the FTP Browser.) You can't use one of the Upload commands on the Site > FTP Server submenu or the equivalent button on the toolbar for this operation.

    Drag the contents of the folder if dragging the folder itself would create an unnecessary extra folder level on the Web server.

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